Identity IQ

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

You probably use the deep web all the time — examples may include bank accounts, your email, and login-restricted content such as news or streaming entertainment. Public awareness about the use and risks associated with the dark web can help individuals protect themselves and avoid its more dangerous aspects.

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Malwarebytes

MARCH 4, 2022

That risk still exists, but we all face many other threats today too. There are rootkits, Trojans, worms, viruses, ransomware, phishing, identity theft, and social engineering to worry about. Use multi-factor authentication ( MFA ) to help protect your accounts wherever it’s offered. Use privacy-first software.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

JANUARY 28, 2020

The latter measure is especially important, as data-in-motion encryption helps shield an organization’s data, video, voice and metadata from eavesdropping, surveillance and other interception attempts. Indeed, they can abuse those keys to decrypt an organization’s data, create fraudulent identities and generate malicious certificates at will.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Leading Android health apps expose users to avoidable threats like surveillance and identity theft, due to their risky permissions. With the vast array of apps available at our fingertips, it’s easy to overlook the potential risks they may pose. Cybernews has the story.

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SC Magazine

MARCH 10, 2021

A hacking collective compromised roughly 150,000 internet-connected surveillance cameras from Verkada, Inc., Hacktivist Tillie Kottmann is reportedly among those asserting responsibility for the incident, telling Bloomberg that their act helped expose the security holes of modern-day surveillance platforms.

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SecureList

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

In the US, for example, the FTC has requested public comments on the “prevalence of commercial surveillance and data security practices that harm consumers” to inform future legislation. Having your ID stored on a phone brings both convenience as well as risks. Desperate to stop data leaks, people will insure against them.

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eSecurity Planet

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

According to Dhapte, even if some consumers can afford a new device, websites will not remove all password authentication because they risk losing other users. The account recovery element of passkey is another double-edged sword. They convert the data into templates that, even if leaked or breached, cannot be used to hack an account.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 20, 2024

Finally, Congress appears to be heeding lessons available to be learned since the hacking John Podesta’s email account – not to mention all of the havoc Russia was able to foment in our 2016 elections, attempting to interfere in 39 states. There’s no change there.”

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